page_title: Dhakuria
hierarchical_section_title: Dhakuria
caption_attribution_description: English: Photographed in Kolkata.
context_page_description: Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India.
  It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/ Garia in the south and Lake Gardens/ Jodhpur Park in the west. It has a Postal Index Number code of 700 031. Some localities adjacent to Golpark and Jodhpur Park also have Postal Index Number code of 700 029 and 700 068 respectively.
  The locality is sometimes referred to as the middle class and currently growing very well off upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the years it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in South Kolkata/Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social, artistic and cultural background. The place has got homes of many celebrities and up coming artists, social workers, thinkers, entrepreneurs and visionaries who reside in Kolkata and some outside India.
context_section_description: Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata, (previously Calcutta), in West Bengal, India.
  It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/ Garia in the south and Lake Gardens/ Jodhpur Park in the west. It has a Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700 031. Some localities adjacent to Golpark and Jodhpur Park also have Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700 029 and 700 068 respectively.
  The locality is sometimes referred to as the middle class and currently growing very well off upper-middle-class people's locality in South Kolkata. Though it is surrounded by its rich and famous areas, over the years it still remains primarily a nice upper-middle-class neighbourhood. Apart from its critical location in South Kolkata/Calcutta, it is also a place inhabited by prominent people with strong social, artistic and cultural background. The place has got homes of many celebrities and up coming artists, social workers, thinkers, entrepreneurs and visionaries who reside in Kolkata and some outside India.
  The important landmarks that signify this locality are Dhakuria railway station, 37 no private bus terminal, Dhakuria AMRI Hospital and Gariahat Road (South).
caption: AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria
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